Category Archives: Mascara

Emma is back today with more beauty essentials. You can read all of her posts here: Following Part 1, here is part 2 of my make-up beauty essentials. Let’s continue to play in my chosen playground; Sephora… Que the music…’I woke up like this….I woke up like this….We flawless, ladies tell ’em Say I… Continue Reading

Here is model and actress Emma again with another great post on her beauty essentials. Emma has a series of great posts on how she keeps herself looking so fabulous. Check them all out here! My beauty essentials have always focused on skincare and for the first time I am sharing my make-up essentials.… Continue Reading

Way back, Makeup Wars did the $20 Face Challenge. Now we are back with a bit of inflation built in, doing the $30 Face Challenge! I went shopping at Meijer for my products. I find that Meijer usually has a good selection of super affordable brands such as NYC and Wet and Wild, plus they… Continue Reading

This is a fun group project. Some beauty bloggers got together to each create a drugstore glam makeup look. Now, I admit that I’m not glam dressed at all! I have on a white T-shirt and jeans, but I love this makeup look for either a casual or a glam look. They key I think… Continue Reading

Most women with glasses have a why-both attitudes when it comes to eye makeup. Unfortunately, these women don’t know that with the right makeup tips, tricks, and techniques, even glasses-covered-eyes can have quite a stunning impact on people that you meet at work or outside. So stop worrying about wearing those irritating lenses only because… Continue Reading

Makeup Wars is looking at our favorite brands. I chose Dior for a couple of reasons. First, they are consistently high quality. I can buy just about any Dior color cosmetic product and trust that it will be top notch. Second, they have lovely packaging. Dior palettes are always gorgeous. Third, they put out some… Continue Reading

One of the best deals I got recently came from my impulse purchase of the NYX Parallel World Box. This limited edition box has products to create looks inspired by The Mortal Instruments. It includes instructions to create an innocent day look inspired by Clary or a smoky eye night look inspired by Isabel. Right… Continue Reading

This Top Ten Tuesday focuses on the best beauty products for under $10. I grabbed some of my indie and drugstore favorites, did a look, and also wrote up a few details for you. Below is a look I did using most of the products in the collage. I put an asterisk by those that… Continue Reading

This week, Makeup Wars looks at the best waterproof makeup. I don’t wear a lot of waterproof items, but I do have a few favorites that I particularly like to get out for hot and humid weather. Sweating off your makeup is no fun, so these items are great for avoiding that! Here are… Continue Reading

Here is a Kat Von D tutorial on achieving a soft “saint” look using the Kat Von D True Romance Ludwig Eye Palette. I love the Kat Von D eye shadow palettes. They have very nice choices in shades and the makeup quality is quite good. I also find them to be a pretty good… Continue Reading